Tchéky Karyo
Turkish-French actor (1953–2025)
- Born October 4, 1953
- 5 movies
Tchéky Karyo was a Turkish-born French actor and musician who began on stage before becoming a film character actor in the 1980s, earning a César nomination for La Balance. He worked with Luc Besson and Hollywood directors on La Femme Nikita, Bad Boys, GoldenEye, The Patriot and The Messenger. On television he played detective Julien Baptiste in the BBC drama The Missing and its spin-off Baptiste.
Tchéky Karyo appears in 5 films in The Rerun, from 1988 to 1999. Most of that work is in drama, history and action. Frequent collaborators in The Rerun: Luc Besson (2).
Known for
- La Femme Nikita (1990). One of his films with director Luc Besson.
- The Missing, Julien Baptiste. Played the French detective in the BBC crime drama and its spin-off Baptiste.
- Bad Boys (1995). Part of the cast of the 1995 film.
- The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999). Part of the cast of the 1999 film.
- The Bear (1988). Part of the cast of the 1988 film.
Movies
Quick answers
- What movies and TV shows has Tchéky Karyo been in?
- Tchéky Karyo appears in The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999), Bad Boys (1995), 1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992), La Femme Nikita (1990) and The Bear (1988) on The Remote.
- When was Tchéky Karyo born?
- Tchéky Karyo was born on 4 October 1953.
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